So proud of Washington! Bring it on! Everyone knows the only thing more annoying than voting is a redundant ballot referendum. #WA4M

Washington state’s governor Chris Gregoire on Monday signed into law a bill that will make it the seventh US state to legalize same-sex marriage. Opponents of the bill however immediately filed a referendum aimed at repealing the law, which could delay it becoming effective by several months.

“Let me say that as governor now for over seven years of this great state, this is a very proud moment. Most surely it is a proud day in the history of the legislature and in the state of Washington. It’s a day that historians will mark as a milestone for equal rights in this state, a day when we did what was right, we did what was just, we did what was fair,” said Gregoire as she prepared to sign the bill. Watch her speak from 10 minutes into the video below:

Not all of Washington state was celebrating, however, with opponents of the bill immediately taking action in the hope of its repeal:

Opponents of same-sex marriage quickly filed a referendum Monday afternoon aimed at repealing the law, and if they are able to collect enough valid signatures — 120,577 — between now and June 6, the law will be put on hold until the November election.

The bill was passed by the House on Thursday after already having made it through the state Senate. Two Republicans joined all House Democrats in supporting the bill, one of whom, Maureen Walsh, gave an impassioned defense of the bill that has since become a viral sensation: